Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Smith County, Kansas, May 20, 1959
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.60, -99.00) to the end point (39.60, -99.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 20, 1959, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Smith County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 20, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1959 | F4 | Iowa | 17.2 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 5 |
| May 20, 1959 | F2 | Nebraska | 12 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1959 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1959 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1959 | F1 | Nebraska | 40.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1959 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1959 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1959 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1959 | F1 | Missouri | 5.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1959 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1959 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1959 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.